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Medical Waste ManagementSection <br /> Practice Managers ( PMs ) and their hospital staff are responsible for : <br /> ® Adhering to all procedures in this Medical Waste Management Plan, and <br /> ® Ensuring all personnel complete the required training . <br /> All personnel generating medical waste are responsible for reading and complying with the <br /> requirements set out in this plan . <br /> D . Reference <br /> The Medical Waste Management Act ( MWMA ) , California Health and Safety Code , Sections 117600- <br /> 118360, governs the management of medical waste in all jurisdictions of the state . The most current <br /> version of the MWMA can be found on the CDPH- Medical Waste Management Program webpage : <br /> https //www cdph ca gov/certlic/`medicalwaste/Documents/ MedicalWaste/2013 / MWMAfinal2015 , pdf. <br /> II . Medical Waste Identification <br /> Medical wastes potentially generated by this hospital are limited to biohazardous, pathology, sharps, <br /> and pharmaceutical wastes . This hospital does not generate trace chemotherapy waste . <br /> A . Biohazardous Waste <br /> Biohazardous waste is clinical or laboratory waste resulting from the treatment of animals infected or <br /> suspected to be infected with diseases likely to be infectious to humans, as determined by the attending <br /> veterinarian . These wastes can include animal specimen cultures, swabs, personal protective equipment <br /> worn during treatment, etc . For example , cultures collected from animals suspected by the attending <br /> veterinarian of having rabies, lyme disease , or ring worm must be managed as biohazardous waste . <br /> Please see Banfield' s Zoonotic Diseases Policy for a list of all diseases that are infectious to humans . <br /> B . Pathology Waste <br /> Pathology waste is animal parts, tissues, fluids, or carcasses from animals infected or suspected to be <br /> infected with diseases likely to be infectious to humans, as determined by the attending veterinarian . <br /> For example , tissues or fluids from animals suspected by the attending veterinarian of having rabies, <br /> lyme disease , or ring worm must be managed as pathology waste . Please see Banfield ' s Zoonotic <br /> Diseases Policy for a list of all diseases that are infectious to humans . <br /> C . Sharps Waste <br /> Sharps waste is any device that has acute rigid corners, edges, or protuberances capable of cutting or <br /> piercing, including but not limited to, needles, blades, broken glass ( broken slide, bottle, etc . ), and <br /> syringes contaminated with biohazardous waste . As a matter of policy, unbroken bottles or vials that <br /> contained pharmaceuticals will not be treated as sharps waste, even if empty . Instead , these wastes will <br /> be treated as hazardous waste, which is discussed in the Hazardous Waste Management Section . <br /> lv 2 <br /> anfleld <br />